Classics

These novels have stood the test of time and are often recommended.

Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger

2001 | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 9780689841545

In this title, a boy becomes friends with falls in love with a lesbian and struggles with accepting that she will never return his affection in a romantic or sexual way. The sequel, Love and Lies, is from her point of view.

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

2003 | Alfred A. Knopf | 9780375832994

Luna by Julie Anne Peters

2004 | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316011273

Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden

1982 | Farrar Straus Giroux | 9780374400118

Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez

2003 | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 9780689857706

Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block

1989 | HarperCollins | 9780060736255

Realistic (Contemporary and Historical)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth

2012 | Balzer + Bray | 9780062020567

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

2013 | Alqonquin Young Readers | 9781616202514

Brooklyn, Burning by Steve Brezenoff

2011 | Carolrhoda LAB – 9781467716253

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

2012 | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 9781442408920

Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

2013 | Arthur A. Levine Books | 9780545509893

Freakboy by Kristin Elizabeth Clark

2013 | Farrar Straus Giroux | 9780374324728

Winger by Andrew Smith

2013 | Simon & Schuster | 9781442444928

Personal Effects by E. M. Kokie

2012 | Candlewick Press | 9780763655273

Cinders & Sapphires by Leila Rasheed

2013 | Disney-Hyperion | 9781423171171

Ask the Passengers by A. S. King

2012 | Little, Brown Books For Young Readers | 9780316194686

The Sin-Eater’s Confession by Ilsa J. Bick

2013 | Carolrhoda Books | 9780761356875

Pretty Little Liars (series) by Sara Shepard

2006 (ongoing) | HarperTeen | 9780060887322

Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde

2010 | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 9780375866654

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kristin Cronin-Mills

2012| Flux | 9780738732510

Speculative (Fantasy and Science Fiction)

More Than This by Patrick Ness

2013 | Candlewick | 9780763662585

Hero by Perry Moore

2009 | Disney-Hyperion | 9781423101963

Pantomine by Laura Lam

2013 | Strange Chemistry | 9781908844378

Adaptation by Malinda Lo

2013 | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316197984

Proxy by Alex London

2013 | Philomel | 9780399257766

Witch Eyes by Scott Tracey

2011 | Flux | 9780738725956

2014 Releases

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

2014 | Dutton Juvenile| 9780525425885

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

2014 | Dutton Juvenile | 9780525426035

Far From You by Tess Sharpe

2014 | Disney-Hyperion | 9781423184621

Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis

2014 | Amulet Books | 9781419709289

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

2014 | Dial | 9780803734968

Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld

2014 | Simon Pulse | 9781481422345

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley

2014 | Harlequin Teen | 9780373211333

Nonfiction

Some Assembly Required by Arin Andrews

2014 | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | 9781481416757

Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler

2014 | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | 9780316094641

QUEER: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke